Energy traders said to be probed in UK over spark spoofing

The UK's energy regulator is investigating manipulation in derivatives prices in a probe, focused on alleged efforts by UK traders to push up the price of spark spread contracts.
Photo: Guiliano Koren
Photo: Guiliano Koren
BY LIAM VAUGHN & RACHEL MORISON, BLOOMBERG

The UK's energy regulator is investigating whether traders manipulated some derivatives prices, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News and a person familiar with the situation.

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